Πλοήγηση ανά Θέμα "thoracocentesis"

Bilateral Pleural Effusion in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Think Beyond the Obvious

Dimeas I.E., Sinis S.I., Dimeas G.E., Daniil Z. (2022)

An 86-year-old woman, non-smoker, with a medical history of rheumatoid arthritis for 20 years (stable at 5mg of prednisolone) was referred from a peripheral hospital to the Department of Respiratory Medicine of our tertiary ...

Correlation of pleural effusions' grayscale sonographic parameters with fluid's analysis results

Kalkanis A., Varsamas C., Gourgoulianis K. (2017)

Background: Quantitative sonographic methods are used to assess pleural fluid's volume but no validated method exists for the measurement of the fluids' density and other qualitative values. We suggest a quantitative method, ...

Could IFN-γ predict the development of residual pleural thickening in tuberculous pleurisy?

Gerogianni, I.; Papala, M.; Tsopa, P.; Zigoulis, P.; Dimoulis, A.; Kostikas, K.; Kiropoulos, T.; Gourgoulianis, K. I. (2008)

Could IFN-γ predict the development of residual pleural thickening tuberculous pleurisy? I. Gerogianni, M. Papala, P. Tsopa, P. Zigoulis, A. Dimoulis, K. Kostikas, T. Kiropoulos, KI Gourgoulianis. Background. The aim of ...

Direct detection of Clostridium sordellii in pleural fluid of a patient with pneumonic empyema by a broad-range 16S rRNA PCR

Foroulis, C. N.; Gerogianni, I.; Kouritas, V. K.; Karestsi, E.; Klapsa, D.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Petinaki, E. (2007)

We report the case of a 56-y-old male admitted with a left-sided post-pneumonic empyema. Clostridium sordellii DNA was directly detected in its pleural fluid by a broad-range 16S rRNA PCR, after 24 h of specimen collection. ...

Discrimination of exudative pleural effusions based on pleural adenosine deaminase (Ada)-c-reactive protein (crp) levels, and their combination: An observational prospective study

Perlepe G., Varsamas C., Petinaki E., Antonopoulos D., Daniil Z., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2021)

(1) Background: Malignant (MPE), parapneumonic (PPE) and tuberculous (TPE) pleural effusions constitute common causes of pleurisy. Discriminating among them is usually challenging. C-reactive protein (CRP) and adenosine ...

The laboratory diagnostic approach to thoracic and abdominal effusions in the dog, cat, and horse

Athanasiou L.V., Spyropoulou M., Meichner K. (2019)

Cases involving pleural and peritoneal effusions occur relatively frequently in clinical practice. Determining the underlying etiology in these cases relies mainly on fluid analysis. The technique used for obtaining the ...

Malignant mesothelioma cells secrete natriuretic peptides: Data and diagnostic clinical implications

Tsolaki V., Zarogiannis S., Zygoulis P., Kalomenidis I., Jagirdar R., Makris D., Daniil Z., Magkouta S., Triantafyllou I., Papanikolaou J., Gourgoulianis K.I., Zakynthinos E. (2020)

Background and objective: Mesothelial cells and cardiomyocytes have shared embryonic mesodermal origin. Cardiomyocytes release BNP under stretch. We searched whether malignant mesothelioma cells also secrete BNP and if so, ...

Mortality Among Hospitalized Patients With Pleural Effusions. A Multicenter, Observational, Prospective Study

Markatis E., Perlepe G., Afthinos A., Pagkratis K., Varsamas C., Chaini E., Papanikolaou I.C., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2022)

Background: Data regarding the prognostic significance of pleural effusion (PE) are scarce. Objective: Explore the impact of PE on mortality among hospitalized patients. Methods: Multicenter prospective observational study. ...

Prehospital NSAIDs use prolong hospitalization in patients with pleuro-pulmonary infection

Kotsiou O.S., Zarogiannis S.G., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2017)

Objective Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) pre-hospitalization consumption might affect the course of pneumonia. We opted to assess the potential effects of pre-hospitalization use of NSAIDs in patients with ...

Recurrent Pleuritic Chest Pain, Lobar Consolidation, and Pleural Effusion in a 50-Year-Old Woman

Zakynthinos G.E., Dimeas I.E., Sinis S.I., Tsolaki V., Daniil Z., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2022)

Case Presentation: A 50-year-old woman with a history of permanent atrial fibrillation (AF) treated with radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) 6 months ago was admitted to the respiratory department of a tertiary hospital ...

Repeatability of pleural adenosine deaminase measurements in diagnostic evaluation of pleural effusions

Kotsiou O.S., Tzortzi P., Beta R.A.A., Kyritsis A., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2018)

Background: A follow-up thoracentesis is proposed in suspected atypical tuberculosis cases. The study aimed to define the variability of pleural ADA values across repeated thoracenteses in different types of pleural effusions ...

The Use of a Novel Quantitative Marker of Echogenicity of Pleural Fluid in Parapneumonic Pleural Effusions

Varsamas C., Kalkanis A., Gourgoulianis K.I., Malli F. (2020)

Background. Thoracic ultrasound is an essential tool in the daily clinical care of pleural effusions and especially parapneumonic pleural effusions (PPEs), in terms of diagnosis, management, and follow-up. Hypoechogenicity ...